Thun
Thun is a small city in the Bernese Highlands of Bern Canton, Switzerland. Its surface area is 21.7 km², and it had about 44,000 inhabitants in 2017.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stockhorn Arena and Thun Castle.
Stockhorn Arena
Stadium
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Stockhorn Arena is a football stadium in the city of Thun, Switzerland. It has a capacity of 10,000 spectators and opened in 2011. It is the home of FC Thun men and women's team of the Swiss Super League.
Thun Castle
Thun Castle is a castle in the city of Thun, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It was built in the 12th century, today houses the Thun Castle museum, and is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Thun railway station
Railway station
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Thun is a railway station in the town of Thun, in the Swiss canton of Bern. At the station, the Swiss Federal Railways owned Bern to Thun main line makes a junction with the other lines, all owned by the BLS AG.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Steffisburg and Hilterfingen.
Steffisburg
Town
Photo: Clark park, Public domain.
Steffisburg is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020 the former municipality of Schwendibach merged into the municipality of Steffisburg. Steffisburg is situated 3½ km north of Thun.
Hilterfingen
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hilterfingen is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Thun
- Type: Locality with 43,600 residents
- Also known as: “CH0942”
- Location: Thun, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.7466° or 46° 44′ 48″ northLongitude
7.6222° or 7° 37′ 20″ eastPopulation
43,600Elevation
563 metres (1,847 feet)Open location code
8FR9PJWC+JVGeoNames ID
7287306
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